US Lobbyist Sues Tinubu and Fani-Kayode for $57M
Karl Von Batten, the chief of a US lobbying firm, has initiated a $57 million lawsuit against Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode, and the US public affairs company DCI Group in a federal court in Washington DC. The lawsuit alleges defamation and a conspiracy to kidnap and physically harm Von Batten.
He is seeking $36 million from the Nigerian government and President Tinubu, $18 million from DCI Group, and $3 million from Fani-Kayode. Court records indicate that summonses have been issued to all defendants.
Von Batten's firm has previously represented Atiku Abubakar, a political rival of Tinubu, and has been active in urging US authorities to release records related to past allegations involving Tinubu. None of the claims in the lawsuit have been proven in court, and Fani-Kayode has publicly rejected the allegations against him, although no details of his denial were provided.
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